Fits and Starts : a Genealogy of Hysteria in Modern France /

Hysteria has generated a vivid popular mythology as well as a vast scientific literature over its long history. In this spirited book, Martha Noel Evans sheds new light on the significance of hysteria both as an actual psychological disorder and as a cultural statement about gender. Drawing on medic...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Evans, Martha (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Hysteria > France > History.
Women > Mental health > France > History.
Hystérie > France > Histoire.
Femmes > Santé mentale > France > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Hysteria
Women > Mental health
France
History
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